These roasters use only the best fresh coffee beans, so should you.

Whether you’re looking for coffee for the café, for your home or the office, fresh is best.  Are you looking for the perfect gift of coffee beans for your family over the Christmas break or just as a surprise to the hubby with the biggest heart, buying the best fresh product is giving a gift that produces a warm smile from the lucky recipient.

Who can be trusted in today’s coffee market, to supply you with ethically sourced, top-grade and quality roasted fresh beans for you to use, take a quick look at the list below for a few of America's favorites.  You may have heard of a few of the big names, but I’m sure a couple of fresh faces will pop up.  Follow the links to their websites and check out their wholesale and subscription sections that way no matter what time of day you are chasing your fix, you’ll have a good chance of having coffee ready to go as they drop it to your door.

Grounds for Change are a family owned and operated business specializing in sustainable coffee production.  They are involved in some progressive ecological and social programs and only roast 100% Fair Trade and Organic coffees.  It is not just coffee beans that they have either, as a full range of tea, chocolate, and gifts, such as baskets of coffee goodies, are available also.  With full support for the farmers and the environment that the beans are grown and processed in, Grounds for Change is really at the forefront of the full immersion eco-coffee experience.

Mt. Whitney Coffee Roasters are another group of dedicated coffee heroes that run their business as a non-profit with all their benefits making its way through to fund schools, community water wells, and feeding programs within the farming regions that they have access.  They do not miss a beat when it comes to fresh roasting as they have their Q grader and master roaster working from the foothills of Mt. Whitney, CA. 

Chocolate Fish Coffee Roasters are the Kiwi entrant on this humbling list.  Based in Sacramento, CA they view quality and integrity as hand in hand and act accordingly through community engagement in both America and the land of the long white cloud.  They source direct trade from the farmers and take a stroll along their website you will see they also have a top selection of teas, equipment and even New Zealand’s famed chocolate.  If you’re yet to try it, I cannot recommend enough.

Fresh is best and not just because it is fresh but because a price was not paid for its production.  

With the superstars on this list, you can sip contentedly knowing that your small investment has gone a long way to helping a larger whole.